Recruiting derby heats up
Bruce FeldmanThink rivalries end once the season wraps up? Hardly. Often times, the most venomous stuff between rival programs spews out in the heat of recruitin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009Friday's Mailbag
Bruce FeldmanLots of feedback from the Monday preseason top 10 list to lead this week's mailbag: From Justin in NYC: How could you possibly leave the Irish out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009Top 10 bowl performances
Bruce FeldmanIt was a wonderful season of bowl games with some eye-popping individual efforts. Here are my top 10 bowl performances from the past month: 1. Pat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2009Friday Mailbag
Bruce Feldman...is a staggering number. (ESPN's most-watched bowl game ever was the 2006 Alamo Bowl between Iowa and Texas, which had a 6.0 rating.) The game that followed the Champs, the Emerald between...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009Friday mailbag
Bruce FeldmanI'll start this week's mailbag with some bowl talk: From Vincent in Chicago: Is bowl record a fair comparison when comparing conferences? Isn't it re...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 26, 2008Turner Gill likely to remain in Buffalo … for now
Bruce Feldman...most of the top coaching vacancies having been filled, it would appear that unless Gill gets the Iowa State job, he will be back at Buffalo in 2009. I think Gill -- and Buffalo -- might turn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2008Top 10 players to watch in early bowl games
Bruce Feldman...255-pounder, who thrives off a great first step and a non-stop motor, almost went to Iowa out of high school, but instead opted for the MAC. A league coach I spoke with said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Friday's Mailbag
Bruce FeldmanI'll open this week's mailbag with some BCS mess banter: From Alex in Lakeland, Fla: In the event of a three-way tie in a division, do you think th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008Best brother acts of all time
Bruce FeldmanThere have been a bunch of impressive brother acts this season in college football. The Rodgers brothers have turned Oregon State into a legit Rose Bo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008Friday's Mailbag
Bruce FeldmanWe'll lead off this week's mailbag talking about the best coaching jobs: From Harry in Baltimore: I hate Nick Saban but I have to give it to him, he ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2008Friday's Mailbag
Bruce FeldmanHere is this week's mailbag: From Jeremy in Iowa City: Why do voters continue to down grade USC? They have beaten the heck out of a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008Most compelling story lines of the week
Bruce FeldmanHere are the most compelling story lines for the upcoming week: Showdown in Columbus: The Big Ten doesn't have a league championship, so the game be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008Best Little Men
Bruce FeldmanWatching Arizona's dynamic freshman Keola Antolin run all over Cal got me thinking it might be a good time to spotlight the best little men in college...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008Who's leading the Heisman race?
Bruce FeldmanI can't wait to get to Dallas this weekend for the Red River game. You have two dynamic offenses in the middle of the national title chase, led by two...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2008Promising '05 Class lacks luster
Bruce FeldmanAfter returning to top 10 status, Iowa football has fallen back toward mediocrity. It's been a surprising decline given the lofty rep coach...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "iowa" make the list?